Nasr joins Johns Hopkins SAIS to discuss the future of US-Iran relations

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The Gaza cease-fire is over. What’s next from Israel, Hamas, and the US?

By Atlantic Council experts

In the early hours of March 18, Israel launched air strikes on Gaza, ending the two-month cease-fire. Atlantic Council experts answer pressing questions about the resumed conflict.
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Nasr joins Johns Hopkins SAIS to discuss the future of US-Iran relations

New Atlanticist Mar 17, 2025

Enough carrots for Putin. For better negotiations, serve ‘maximum pressure’ instead.

By Benjamin L. Schmitt, Richard L. Morningstar, and Daniel Fried

Since Russia appears content for negotiations to move slowly, the Trump administration should turn up the pressure with new sanctions.
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Nasr joins Johns Hopkins SAIS to discuss the future of US-Iran relations

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Present without impact? How the Middle East perceives China’s diplomatic engagement

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Despite economic advancements and high-profile diplomatic engagements, China’s influence remains largely economic rather than political, Jonathan Fulton argues.
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Apr 5, 2021

Nasr joins Johns Hopkins SAIS to discuss the future of US-Iran relations

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Apr 5, 2021

Ahmad joins the Middle East Institute to discuss the potential outcomes of an Afghan interim government

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Shullman and Quirk in American Purpose: Grooming autocrats

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On April 5, 2021, American Purpose published an article by David O. Shullman and Patrick Quirk, “Grooming Autocrats.”

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Drun interviewed by The Spectator

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On April 5, 2021, Jessica Drun was interviewed for The Spectator‘s “Chinese Whispers” podcast on the question “Why does China care about Taiwan?”

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Apr 5, 2021

The end of the Gulf rift may not signal the end of Turkey-Qatar relations

By Meliha Benli Altunışık

Early this year, changing regional power balances drove Qatar and the GCC bloc to a normalization agreement, almost four years after the imposition of an embargo on Qatar. During that time, Qatar and Turkey developed an increasingly close and multifaceted relationship. Although cutting military ties between Qatar and Turkey had been on the original list of demands issued by the Saudi led bloc, don't expect any in Turkey-Qatar relations.

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Apr 5, 2021

Strapped for dollars, the Syrian government is forcing its citizens to pay up

By Reem Salahi

A decade since the start of the popular uprising, the Syrian lira is in an unprecedented freefall after years of armed conflict, an economic crisis in neighboring Lebanon, deep-seated corruption and cronyism, and Western economic sanctions targeting Syrian government officials as well as Syrian-operated industries.

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Azodi quoted in VOA on the possibility of an Iranian referendum
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Azodi quoted in PRI on Clubhouse propaganda in Iran
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